High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
317 FZPN40 PHFO 011009 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC MON JUL 01 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. THIS HIGH SEAS FORECAST USES 1-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS WHICH MAY BE HIGHER THAN 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL JULY 29 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP SECURITE NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JUL 01 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 02 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 03 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 11N176E TO 07N169E TO 03N162E MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 174E AND 177E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 176W AND 168E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N170E TO 04N162E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH TROUGH FROM 11N163E TO 06N160E. .ENTIRE AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ FROM 06N140W TO 05N151W TO 02N160W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 145W AND 153W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 169W AND 172W. $$ .FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.